God......WHY?????????????

I don't usually do this, but I wanted to share with all who read my blog site something important.

In Oct. of 2007, a 2 year old girl was discovered in a rubbermaid container floating in galveston bay. Sketch artists did a good job with creating a face for "baby Grace" and the picutre was put out on the national level. A grandmother in Ohio recognized her and called authorities. That lead to the arrest of a couple living here in Texas, and through DNA, matched the girl to the mother. Early on, they found out through autopsy that the little 2 year old girl was beaten to death. It was sad, but the story went out of the media. Well this week, the mother is on trial and some very incredible testimoney came out

GALVESTON, Texas — A slain toddler tried to stop her mother and stepfather from beating her to death by reaching out to her mother and saying, "I love you," a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday.
The pleas from 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers didn't stop her mother, Kimberly Trenor, from continuing to brutalize her, assistant district attorney Kayla Allen said in her opening statement at Trenor's murder trial. The toddler was dubbed "Baby Grace" by investigators who worked to identify her decomposed remains after the body was found in a plastic container in October 2007 on a tiny island in Galveston Bay. During her opening statement, Allen detailed for jurors the day that she said Riley Ann died for forgetting to say "please" and "yes, sir."
Allen said that on July 25, 2007, Trenor and Zeigler disciplined Riley by whipping her with a belt, pushing her head against a pillow and holding her head under water. She said Zeigler grabbed Riley and tossed her across the room, fracturing her skull. An autopsy concluded the skull fractures caused her death. "To the very end, Riley said, 'I love you' to her mom. She's reaching out," Allen said. "That's her lifeline, to her mother. What does Kim do after hearing her say I love you? She starts beating her." Allen said the adults did nothing to help even as Riley as she lay dying.She said the pair bought a plastic container, stuffed Riley's body inside and stored it in a shed for a month or two before setting it out to sea, prosecutors said

As I read this I can't stop crying…. , and wonder why? This child was savagely beaten and in the midst of bleeding and the beatings reached out to her mother not to say mommy stop, mommy no, but said, "I Love You" And I said why God, and he put this image in my head - that as Jesus was being beaten and tortured, drug to Golgotha, being beaten, kicked, he was hung on the cross and he reached out and he said, Luke 23:34 Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." He was saying to those who were beating him and taking his life, "I Love You."

As I pondered the why while crying, I became an outsider who looks to the church and Christians and says, if your God is love, why did he let this happen. God is not a puppeteer, he doesn't create situations, he gives us all freewill and choices. We as Christians choose to believe that everything is for a greater good, that even God can take tragedy and turn it into something good. 25 years ago John Walsh, creator of America's most wanted, son was kidnapped and killed. After that he dedicated his life to get those who committed crimes through the TV show. So we don't always have the answers a Christians, it is okay to say, I don't know, only God knows the purpose.

For those who read this who have been beaten down, kicked, laughed at, made fun of, and think that God has ignored you.....He hasn't. He continues to reach to you and tell you "He loves you." He wants to have a relationship with you. Don't give up.....Faith is incredibly hard and requires more of you than most things you do. He will never forsake you.

If you read this and want to talk to me, you can always message me on facebook. I am not the end all be all know it all, but I would be happy to listen.

your friend in Christ